Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 35.7% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of United States, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
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United States
|
Montenegro
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$8.56
€8.03
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.38
€1.30
|
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pay 45.8% less for groceries
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United States
|
Montenegro
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.88
€3.64
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$4.85
€4.55
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.75
€2.58
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.92
€2.74
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.39
€0.37
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.44
€0.41
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pay 10.6% less for transportation
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United States
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$6.17
€5.79
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$31.61
€29.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$23,324.04
€21,883.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$8.13
€7.63
|
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pay 59.8% less for housing
|
United States
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$27.13
€25.46
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$508.64
€477.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$362.93
€340.52
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$84.67
€79.44
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$242.86
€227.87
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$9,565.21
€8,974.56
|
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pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.70
€1.60
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$34.67
€32.53
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$4.98
€4.67
|
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pay 7.8% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Montenegro
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$56.33
€52.85
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$31.75
€29.79
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$86.76
€81.41
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$122.16
€114.62
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